3.Be a team. Share financial decisions and problem solving. Have joint access to information, accounts and funds. Never leave one partner to do everything.

4.Be prepared to renegotiate terms if you have to adjust to tricky life transitions e.g. one of you being out of work. Having a single income might knock the budget but it shouldn’t shift the balance of power.

5.Generosity, understanding and trust are key to keeping that lifelong union going. A healthy dose of these will also ensure that when money issues crop up, they don’t trip up your relationship.

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I'm a Professor of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire and Professor of Fashion Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University. Women's relationship with money is a keen interest of mine, since it is often psychologically and emotionally complex. And fashion interests me because it if so integral to personality and identity.
I teamed up with financial coach Simonne Gnessen to create Sheconomics. I'm also co-founder of the Do Something Different approach to behaviour change, see www.dsd.me or www.karenpine.com.
For more about Simonne's company Wise Monkey visit www.financial-coaching.co.uk.